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Australia backs NZ getting aboard Pacific peace train

Australia has backed plans from New Zealand to potentially join a $1 billion alliance with Fiji aimed at curbing Chinese influence in the region.

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New Zealand is open to joining Australia-Fiji alliance

New Zealand's prime minister has opened the door to the country joining a defence alliance aimed at curbing Chinese influence in the Pacific.

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Australia and Fiji sign a new defence pact as China launches a ballistic missile test in the Pacific. What does it all mean?

As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defence treaty with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka.

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Australia eyes next key deal amid gaps in Pacific voice

Australia has bagged a major diplomatic win over China in its battle for influence in the Pacific as attention turns to remaining gaps in the region.

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Australia and Fiji seal mutual defence pact in push to counter China in Pacific

The signing of the defence treaty comes on the same day that Chinese state media reported a submarine had test-launched a long-range ballistic missile in the South Pacific, a move criticised by Australia.

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Australia and Fiji seal a new mutual defense pact in a push to counter China in the Pacific

Australia and Fiji have signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pacific

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Australia and Fiji sign surprise defence alliance amid push to limit China’s influence in the Pacific

The Ocean of Peace Alliance says the nations will ‘act to meet the common danger’ in the event either country is attacked

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Albanese touches down in Fiji ahead of new Pacific deal

The prime minister has reached the first stop of his Pacific tour, receiving a warm welcome in Fiji after arriving to ink a major security deal.

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China, climate crisis and Cop31: five takeaways from the Pacific Islands Forum

A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentials

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Australia to grow Fiji ties after Rabuka visit

Australia has committed tens of millions more to Fiji in a strengthening of the bilateral "Vuvale Partnership" aimed at ensuring a peaceful and stable Pacific.

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Pacific-Aust 'commonality' important in uncertain times

Anthony Albanese has highlighted Australia's shared interests with Pacific nations as an important part of building relationships during uncertain times.

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Fiji PM wants his citizens to fill Aussie defence ranks

Pacific leaders need to "hold hands" and weather external interference in the region, Fiji's prime minister says during a visit to Australia.

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How Trump's presence ... and absence haunted the PM

There's no escape from Donald J.Trump for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Everywhere he turns, the US president's tariffs linger over Australian affairs.

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PM says Dfat will upgrade Middle East travel advice ‘very soon’ – as it happened

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PM leans on friends in uncertain world ahead of talks

As the world becomes a more uncertain place, Australia needs friends it can rely on, the prime minister has said during a visit to a key Pacific partner.

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Fiji PM Rabuka orders fresh probe into resort poisoning

An ABC interview with a victim of a suspected poisoning at Fiji's Warwick Resort has prompted a prime minister-ordered probe into the incident.

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Fiji among big Pacific losers under Trump tariffs

Fiji Water, one of the biggest bottled water brands in the US, will become more expensive after President Donald Trump hit Fiji with 32 per cent tariffs.

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Fiji PM Rabuka concerned by US climate, aid moves

Many leaders and organisations in the Pacific are urgently seeking clarification over US government plans to freeze or dismantle its aid agency.

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The Independent UK

Fiji hits out at tourist poisoning warning as PM warns of ‘negative press’

Seven tourists were left in hospital after an incident at a fiver-star resort

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Lalabalavu appointed new Fijian head of state

Fiji's parliament has voted for Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu to become the country's new president.

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Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats

Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26.

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Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Stanley Cup and surprise results

Have you been following the big stories in tennis, football, rugby union, golf and more sports around the world?

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Fiji’s 75-year-old prime minister wins shot put bronze at athletics championships

Coup leader-turned-politician says it was ‘exhilarating’ to compete in international event

International Business Times

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama Handed One-year Prison Sentence

Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice, with a judge finding he used his political clout to shut down a police investigation.

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Fiji to stick with China police deal after review, home affairs minister says

Pio Tikoduadua says agreement has been ‘restored’ after Fiji examined controversial deal that allows for police exchanges and intelligence sharing

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